WALPOLE, Horatio II (1678-1757), of Houghton, Norf.

Family and Education

b. 8 Dec. 1678, 5th but 2nd surv. s. of Robert Walpole I*; bro. of Galfridus† and Robert Walpole II*. educ. Eton 1693–8; King’s, Camb. 1698, fellow 1702–14, BA 1703, MA 1713; L. Inn 1700. m. 21 July 1720, Mary Magdalen, da. and coh. of Peter Lombard (d. 1725) of Burnham Thorpe, Norf., 4s. 5da. cr. Baron Walpole of Wolterton 4 June 1756. Genealogical Mag. ii. 391.

Offices Held

Sec. to envoy to Spain 1706–7, to chancellor of the Exchequer 1707– Feb. 1708; under-sec. of state Feb. 1708–10, 1714–15; sec. to ambassadors extraordinary and plenip. at The Hague May 1709–Apr. 1711; cpl. yeomen of the gd. Apr. 1710–12; minister to The Hague Jan.– Apr. 1715, Oct. 1715–16, May– July 1722; sec. to Treasury 1715–17, 1721–30; surveyor and auditor gen. of the revenue in America 1717–d.; chief sec. [I] 1720–1; PC [I] 1720; envoy to Paris 1723, envoy extraordinary 1724, ambassador extraordinary May 1724–7, ambassador extraordinary and plenip. 1727–30; plenip. and jt. ambassador, congress of Soissons 1728; cofferer of the Household 1730–41; PC 1730; ambassador and plenip. to The Hague 1734–7, June– Nov. 1739; teller of the Exchequer 1741–d. Boyer, Anne Annals, ix. 413; Cal. Treas. Bks. xxvi. 114; xxvii. 517; info. from Prof. R. O. Bucholz.

Freeman, King’s Lynn 1712, Great Yarmouth 1723, Norwich 1732. Cal. Freemen King’s Lynn, 219; Cal. Freemen Gt. Yarmouth, 157; Norf. Rec. Soc. xxiii. 103.

Parlimentarian

WALPOLE, Horatio (1678-1757), of Wolterton, Norf.

Main residence: Houghton, Norf.

Author

D.W.H.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

WALPOLE, Horatio II (1678-1757)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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